Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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